Art Nouveau in Paris
from the collection of the Musee d'Orsay

Overview

This exhibition features 150 pieces selected from masterpieces of Art Nouveau in the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, known as a treasure house of 19th-century art. Furniture, crafts, and decorative objects by Majorelle, Lalique, and Gallé are shown in spaces like the salon, dining room, and study of a private residence, giving a view of the luxurious lifestyle and spirit of art and craft that flowered in Paris at the end of the nineteenth century.

Information

Dates:

September 12, 2009(Saturday) - November 29(Sunday), Museum closed on Mondays.

General 1,300(1,000), college and high school students / 65 and older 1,100(800), junior high ,elementary school students 600(400)Amount in parentheses applies to groups of 20 or more. The ticket price for handicapped person is 600 yen, and a helper is free. All handicapped persons in college, high school, junior high and elementary schools is free.

Organizer:

Setagaya Art Museum, Orsy Museum, The Yomiuri Shinbun

Overview

This exhibition features 150 pieces selected from masterpieces of Art Nouveau in the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, known as a treasure house of 19th-century art. Furniture, crafts, and decorative objects by Majorelle, Lalique, and Gallé are shown in spaces like the salon, dining room, and study of a private residence, giving a view of the luxurious lifestyle and spirit of art and craft that flowered in Paris at the end of the nineteenth century.